Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-06
EXPLANATION.
Senator Mcpherson Makes q
Statement to the Senate.
The House Passes q Long
Bill Without Any
Alteration.
The Ohio River Still Ris-
ing and Danger Is
Imminent.
Mesquite NeStlnG FacsaEy Rurnca-
Rank ssatemeas-rhe Rreikhs
Bieeknae-A A sehesner
Wrcckea.


rhe senate.
Wasn1RaroN. Feb. k-Mr. goorhee
o4ered q resolution 10 discharge ah
Commiltee % Territories from furtha
consideration OF the H0uss bill !
change she time Of meefisa OF ahi
Legislative ASSEMBLY Of WashinQlos
Territory, end gave nssice thai b
uoald call il 40 On Monday.
The Senate then proceeded 10 consld
81 the pension bills on the calendar.
The Senate passed 6 pensisu bills
among them were tAe following
Heuss bill granting 3 pension Of &6o |
month TO the widow Of BriRadier Gen
eral Thomas FF ncia Meaaher; noua.
bill increasing the peuaion Of ths uidou
Of Ooloael James Hemphil Jones, ol
the marine corps. from $50 20 $40 I
month; Senate bill increasing the pen.
sion Of the widow Of AsjoT General
Hnnter to $50 month; one giving {
volunteer nuFss 3l2 q month; one ia
crensing the pension of the widow el
Commodore Spicer 10 $50 aud one IN.
ereasing the pension Of she widow ol
Colonel Lqrsa Burrit 10 8i0o.
The senate then prooeeaed 20 che
consideration of the Indian Appgopria.
tion bill. This bill which contains 81
printed pages. was passed without q word
Of discussion and with no more delay
than vas consistent with its very rapid
reading.
Merrill moved 10 proceed 10 the con-
sideration Of the bill 10 reimburse de-
positofs OF the FrsdmAn's Savings and
Trust Company. Nos agreed to.
Mcpherson made . personal explana-
tlon Ia regard 10 q statement In tue
Washington correspondence Of the New
York World. He was therein repre-
sented as saying lin quotation marks)
that tbs report Of the Judiciary Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad matter
vas very great triumph for the World.
That if was very clear 10 his mind thai
as soon as Congress oomprehended The
true nature OF the exposure vigorous
steps would be taken 20 bring the
Pacific railroads to account. This
statement. be had inside. aud be stood By
it, and emphasized h. The
article Went on to say, however,
tbut nqt IN qaotatioR marks and not ~
quotin9 him }, that it was believed that
sn Investigation would lead 30 such die
closures that Senator Stanford Would be
willing TO resign bis seat in the senate;
that be would have to explain hia share
IN the Illegal txpeBditure Of &2,o00. 900
This latter statement vas not attributed
10 him and was not quoted a. the other
statesman vas. The high oharaeteF OF
the Worlds correspondent pfacluded
the idea OF hia AttTinnsing 90 ans Sena.
tos statement which be had nos made
His own pleasant relations with Senator
stanford forbade his mskinR suoh 4
statement in relation 10 him; besidss, be
had no knowledge Of the matter referred
TO. he made this explanation 20 az "a
pui a stop 10 any misrepresentation.
Ills ettention had b.eu called 90 Il this
moFninG by several Senators.
The Senate Till 10 incorporate the At.
lantic 4 Pacific Ship Railway Oompang
(the Eads Tekauniepec bili) was then
taken up as the special order az business
Morgan discussed the bill az soas
length. Finally be remarked thRt The
subject was 3 very Important one; that
u was not exfecied to come up, aud
that, oonseq1ensly, but few Senators
were IN tbs chasnber, and be suggested
vhstheF the senator would NOS prefer
TO continue his speech on Monday.
The Senator said that be would.
:
except as 70 the guaFantse Of 81, 800. .0oo
United states should be Ia no respec,
shateyer liable for any debs or obllRa-
ton Of the company.
The Senate then Adionrned.
The monse.
The Speaker laid before the House 4
message from the President, rstuFnina
without bis approval q bill granting Z
pension TO Cathbert Stone. Ia his veto
message the President states that the
army records show that she claimant
spent most of bis term Of enlistment IN
deserti0n eF IL imprisonment for deser.
ton. fhus, said the President, " is
exhibited the long and faithful serVioa
aud high characier Of the complainant,
Bs mentioned By the COMMITTEES as en-
kitling him 60 consideration 1 With
hold my assent from the bill, because II
the facts before mentioned are tree the
allowances Of this claim would be q tFav
essy en- the scheme Of pensions, and an
insult 20 every brave and decent veteran
solder
Ia vetoing ths bin granting q pension
10 AbFaham 4. Gregg. the Preaidsnf
quotes fr0m the hospital records 10 show
that the ciaim8nt vac NOT sick hut com.
pletely worthless. obese and lazy. The
President does nos regard Il 20 strange
that this claimant, eno0uEag8d By she
eEse with which special acts are passed,
sesks relief By suoh msaas 20 years
after his claim had besn reieetsd by she
Pension Bureau.
The President also sent Ia messages
veteinR bills granting pensions 20 Frank
lin Sweet. Jesss Campbell, h. X. Ben
nest, Catherine Salivs and j. h. BayIsF,
on the Rround, prinsipslly, THAI thair
claims ars siiil pending Ia tbe Pension
bafeau- The messages we're referred
b the Commiatee on Invalid Pensions.
The Speaker laid before the HOUSE the
Senate eiil for The rsfundipg Of The dl.
rect taxes.
Heard. Of Missoari. moved that Il be
referred 10 tue Commitiee on Jadioiary.
Agreed tes yeas i3i, nays 81.
Palmer. of PsnnsylvIsniA, presented Q
Fesoiufion % the Psnnsyirania Leeisla-
sure In favor Of tbe II nse Pieuro pnsu.
monia bsli, aud the bill for shs estab-
iishmant nf agricultural expeEinent Sta
5onA Referred.
The House thsn pFuesedsd 70 tie con.
si3efation Of the biIi Tor the payment If
What are known as the HfozFsh q Juiy
olaima.r After some discusaisn the bill
was rasasd- II agpropriates about
tf62 coo.
fho House then weat into Counss-
zee of ths Y hols On the Dipionaiis and
Consular biiia.
Belmant, Of New York, said, n pre-.
senting tie hili 10 tbs Honss C0muifies
0n Forei9n Affairs. tbsf the comnittea
hed cgnsidered Il its duty 70 make car
lain changes 81 tae eonsaiar Fy1oe.
fbsss ebsBRes. however, uefs not in
eoHhiel wtia the sxisginR is9, and fheFe-
soEs not smensble 80 = 0fut of ordsF
undsF ths rnles u ths House. Thy con-
sisted Of transfers Of certain consuls
from one grade 70 another, and the
traasfsr ~ certain 0thar c3usals ffom
fhs fee H. 70 TIE sai&ry iisf. Another
chaAQs wnM al incFena@ of salary of Ihe
snsn iaief - CtinA. Our Feiaficus usrs
of such 9 nature as 10 fnAke eaf missien
ahsEe % tmpoFssnt - the miaai0n 10
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